As the elder statesman of the Ottawa Fury FC, Colin Falvey has seen just about everything there is to see in pro soccer.

But sometimes even a soon-to-be 33-year-old might just want to celebrate like a 20-year-old rookie after scoring in the 87th-minute off a corner kick. The goal gave the Fury win No. 1 of the 2018 campaign on Monday in Harrisburg, PA.

“That was a lot of frustration and anger coming out,” said the native of Cork City, Ireland, the eldest of the Fury by more than three years. “Yes, you could see it it in my expression.

“At this point in the season, we needed to find a way to get it done. I never thought it was going to take us six or seven seven games to get our first win. I figured maybe three or four . . . but never seven.”

And now one of the Fury alternate captains thinks the team is ready to go on a run, beginning Saturday against Atlanta.

Falvey believes the team is finally getting the hang of the system new head coach Nikola Popovic has brought to the Fury.

“We put in the work Monday to Friday and it’s very rewarding when you finally see it coming together in a game,” said Falvey, a key part of the Fury’s March to the NASL Soccer Bowl in 2015. “You can talk system all you want. And we knew it was a case of having to be patient.

“But after seven (games), it was nice to get a win.

“Hopefully, we can tighten things up (in the standings) and I think we’ll be fine. Four of our next five (at TD Place) is a big opportunity for us.”

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